Feedback: Necromancer Zombies/Minions Feel Weak

Hi GGG team,

First, I want to say that I love Path of Exile, even though I’m not the best player (more of a noob, to be honest). I’ve been getting a lot of help from other players and learning as I go.

I wanted to share my experience with the Necromancer class, specifically with zombies and minions. Honestly, they feel very weak compared to other builds.

Frost Nova Build (T16 Bosses and 8-Mod Maps) When I play with a Frost Nova build, I can easily tank T16 bosses and handle 8-mod maps. It feels strong and fun, and I don’t have to struggle too much to survive. I feel like I can handle any challenge that comes my way.

Necromancer Build (Zombies/Minions Struggle) But when I switch to my Necromancer and try to play with zombies and minions, it's a whole different story. They feel so weak. Even with good gear, my minions barely do any damage and die so quickly. It’s frustrating because I want to enjoy the Necromancer playstyle, but my zombies can't even handle basic enemies properly.

I hope minion builds, especially zombies, get a buff because right now, they’re not enjoyable. Thank you for listening and for all the work you put into the game!

um...


I really hope you arent referring to the summoner you currently have in settlers and some other character.

That thing has ... abnormally no life, no energy shield, no armour, not even cap block with rumis on + bone offering, 10% chaos res WITH amethyst up, uncapp suppress WITH quartz and tree nodes... curses or exposure would kill you you arent over capp res enough... and reliant on a flask suffix for it as well


I dont know what your spectre and AG setup is but ... all of these values are extremely low for a necro. I have a more tanky necro coming out of the campaign than this level 89 of yours.


Your main gems arent even level 20... what are you on about "Good gear" ??? You have a wand I GUESS. Svallin isnt helping you with how low your base block chance is, and even if your block was high you still have no health

I mean just look at this on base mobs and not bosses, I gave you endurance charges and 10 fort assuming spectre and kingmaker:



Even if I added a little bit more conditionals your character is made of nothing.

Edit: just noticed it was a bumped oct 6 post....

oh no the current character isnt proper anymore ive been messing around a whole.... lot ingame on the original date of the post it was better then its now cuz ive just beeng messing around see what works what doesnt.

PoB tells me so much but theoretics and feeling ingame can be different sometimes i feel so ive just been trying lots of random things out since the date of posting.

Necromancer zombies/minions feel incredibly powerful, if you have the right gear and skill gems. I have many minion builds, none which compare to what i've managed to build in settlers. I can walk around t17s comfortable, face tank most bosses, with good dps... all but abomination boss, all those curses stacked on minions just melt them.
But I can confirm good builds exist for necromancer zombies/minions, just all about the right combination of gear and skill gems.
Wretched defilers and Forged Frostbearers are carrying spectre builds right now, they're so good you can be a pathfinder just for massive tank and they still clear t17s.

Don't lose faith just because you tried one or two builds and it didn't work for you, they take effort, currency and knowledge.